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ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Effect of Some Biostimulants on Agronomic,
Physiological, and Quality Traits
of Wheat Plants (Triticum aestivum L.)
under Water Deficit Stress Conditions
1
Department of Biology, College of Science, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University,
P.O. Box 84428, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia
2
Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Kafrelsheikh University, Egypt
3
Department of Seed Technology Research, Field Crops Res. Inst., ARC, Giza, Egypt
4
Department of Crops Physiology Res., Field Crops Res. Inst., ARC, Egypt
5
Biology Department, University College of Tayma, University of Tabuk, P.O. Box 741, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia
6
Biology Department, College of Applied Sciences, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah 24382, Saudi Arabia
7
EPCRS Excellence Center, Plant Pathology and Biotechnology Laboratory, Agricultural Botany Department,
Faculty of Agriculture, Kafr Elsheikh University, 33516, Egypt
Submission date: 2024-06-04
Final revision date: 2024-08-27
Acceptance date: 2024-10-07
Online publication date: 2025-01-29
Publication date: 2025-11-04
Corresponding author
Khaled Abdelaal
EPCRS Excellence Center, Plant Pathology and Biotechnology Laboratory, Agricultural Botany Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Kafrelsheikh University, 33516, Egypt, Egypt
EPCRS Excellence Center, Plant Pathology and Biotechnology Laboratory, Agricultural Botany Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Kafrelsheikh University, 33516, Egypt, Egypt
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2025;34(6):7501-7517
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ABSTRACT
Two field experiments were performed to investigate the effect of foliar application on the productivity
of bread wheat cultivars under water deficit stress conditions. The experiment focused on three bread
wheat cultivars (Sakha 95, Giza 171, and Misr 1), comparing typical irrigation practices (four irrigations)
against water-stressed conditions (one irrigation). Six foliar spray treatments were included in the study.
The foliar applications were control, Seaweed, Ascobin, Lithovit with boron, Lithovit with nitrogen,
and Cina green plus. The seasons, water treatments, and foliar spray had significant differences for
most studied characters. The means of the studied traits in the 2018/19 season were significantly greater
than those in 2017/18, and all studied characters significantly decreased under water stress conditions.
Among the foliar applications, Cina green plus and Lithovit with nitrogen consistently yielded the most
favorable results for several key indicators, including relative water content, catalase and peroxidase
activity, as well as proline content. These findings were observed under both normal and water stress
conditions. The study suggests that foliar applications of Cina green plus and Lithovit with nitrogen have
the potential to enhance the growth and yield characteristics of wheat crops, even under drought-stress conditions. These applications might serve as potential agricultural fertilizers, mitigating the negative
effects of water deficit stress on wheat plants.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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